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Warren Beardall, a first year PhD researcher, has won the Best Reviewer Award at the British Academy of Management Annual Conference 2023 in the Project Experiences SIG for his excellent reviewing. We would like to congratulate Warren to this outstanding achievement and the recognition of his excellent work. We invited Warren to reflect on...
On 25th July 2023 we celebrated the launch of the Leeds Centre for Projects (LCP). It’s been a long time in the making and we still have a long way to go, but the launch was a significant milestone for us. I’ve taken some time to reflect on the launch and the discussions we had...
Dr Dicle Kortantamer, Lecturer in Project Management visited the University of Sydney from 17 to 29th July 2023. She presented her latest publication on rethinking leadership in projects for a resilient and just future at the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership. The visit also involved research discussions with Professor Jennifer Whyte, the researchers at...
We congratulate Eldar Hasanli (MSc Engineering Project Management student) for receiving the APM Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire Branch Award for Student of the Year 2023. The Association for Project Management awarded this to Eldar in recognition of his work with the Chirag Gas Lift Project (CGLP) in the Azerbaijan hinterland of the Caspian Sea. [Eldar...
Luca Sabini (Associate Professor in Project Management) has been elected onto the European Academy of Management (EURAM) Project Organising Special Interest Group (SIG) Board. He will initially take on the role of General Track Chair and will be on the Board for four years. [Luca Sabini at the moment of the election] He will join...
Last week one of the leading conferences in the field of business and management took place in Dublin, Ireland. Over 1,500 people attended the European Academy of Management (EURAM) annual conference to discuss latest research in the field across 14 different special interest groups (SIG). [left to right: Yazan Alzoubi, Joseph Watton, Dicle Kortantamer, Christine...
“A strong sense of community”, and “a friendly environment” two comments that reflect the shared sentiment offered by the post graduate research (PGR) cohort within the Leeds Centre for Projects – attending the inaugural Mini-Conference on 1st June 2023. (left to right: Dr Mohammed Abdelmegid, Qinghao Wang, Ata Babaei, Joe Watton, Jadena Bechtel, Warren Beardall,...
The devastating earthquakes on the Turkey-Syrian borders in February 2023, prompted the convening of a multidisciplinary and cross-sector team of experts and scholars in late May. This initiative was sponsored by the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences International Mobility fund, and co-organised by Dr. Dicle Kortantamer (Leeds Centre for Projects researcher and lecturer) with...
Listen to a recent podcast guest appearance by Warren Beardall (first year PhD researcher at the Leeds Centre for Projects) as part of the Research Culture Uncovered podcast by the University of Leeds in series 4, episode 5. The podcast episode entitled A career built on collaboration - Warren Beardall in conversation with Ruth Winden...
Dr Christine Unterhitzenberger, Associate Professor in Project Management and Director of the LCP, was invited by fellow Project Management Journal Department Editor Prof Shazia Nauman to share her latest research on Fairness and Unfairness in Projects with their current cohort of project management PhD students. Riphah International University is the first university to offer a...